Disconnecting with Social Networking Sites [electronic resource] /
Light, B.author.
Ben Light puts forward an alternative way of thinking about how we engage with social networking sites. He analyses our engagements social networking sites in public, at work, in our personal lives and as related to our health and wellbeing, emphasizing the importance of disconnection instead of connection.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Part I: Appropriating Social Networking Sites; 1 The Connectivity Conundrum; 2 Theorising Technological Appropriation; 3 Acknowledging Mediators; Part II: Public Disconnection; 4 Shaping Publics; 5 Navigating Work; Part III Personal Disconnection; 6 Personalising Use; 7 Disclosing Health and Wellbeing; Part IV: Conclusions; 8 Towards a Theory of Disconnective Practice; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ben Light puts forward an alternative way of thinking about how we engage with social networking sites. He analyses our engagements social networking sites in public, at work, in our personal lives and as related to our health and wellbeing, emphasizing the importance of disconnection instead of connection.
Culture—Study and teaching.
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